Grimaldi Euromed has been awarded new public service contracts for the Civitavecchia–Arbatax–Cagliari and Naples–Cagliari–Palermo routes, which it already operates and whose existing contracts expired this year.
The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport published the results of the two tender procedures, launched last spring, for contracts lasting 60 months, with a possible 36-month extension. Their combined value, including bonus payments, exceeds EUR 115 million. The Naples-based company submitted bids of EUR 38,800,168 for Naples–Cagliari–Palermo and EUR 45,500,027 for Civitavecchia–Arbatax–Cagliari.
Meanwhile, the passenger and freight service between Genoa and Porto Torres, operated under public service obligations to ensure territorial continuity, will remain within the Moby group for another five years. This time, the contract was awarded to Moby itself, with a bid of EUR 24,124,949, according to the limited information released by the ministry.
The bid is approximately EUR 10 million below the starting price of EUR 34,304,939, representing a reduction of around 29%. The total contract value, including bonuses and the possible 36-month extension, is EUR 54,887,902.